Gulnara LYABIB SAMOILOVA

Women Street Photographers, Founder / Curator / Artistic Director, United States

3 Afternoon - 8 Morning
Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova is an internationally acclaimed American photographer with over 43 years of experience in documentary, street, and fine art photography. She graduated from the International Center of Photography in 1994 and worked as a staff photo editor and photojournalist at the Associated Press.
Throughout her career, Gulnara has received numerous awards for her photographs, including first prize from World Press Photo. Gulnara's work is part of collections at the Museum of the City of New York, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and New York Historical Society.
She is the founder of Women Street Photographers, an online and in-person community that has launched over 30 exhibitions in four continents and an artist residency in New York City. With her vast experience and expertise, Gulnara has organized and curated successful exhibitions around the world, including the first Women Street Photographers and Leica Women Foto Project Summit in New York City. This three-day event featured group and solo exhibitions, grants, panel discussions, and photo walks, and showcased the work of 75 female photographers from 33 countries. In addition to her curatorial work, Gulnara is also a judge in the Lucie Book Awards later this year.
Gulnara can offer invaluable feedback and insights to photographers seeking to elevate and promote their work and to receive honest and constructive feedback. She is open to review all kinds of portfolios.
English - Russian
  • Institutional partners

    • République Française
    • Région Provence Alpes Côté d'Azur
    • Département des Bouches du Rhône
    • Arles
    • Le Centre des monuments nationaux est heureux de soutenir les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles en accueillant des expositions dans l’abbaye de Montmajour
  • Main partners

    • Fondation LUMA
    • BMW
    • SNCF
    • Kering
  • Media partners

    • Arte
    • Lci
    • Konbini
    • Le Point
    • Madame Figaro
    • France Culture